Lincoln-Senior Aysha Jamani was selected to the preseason All-Big 12 soccer team in a vote of the league’s coaches on Friday.
Jamani, who earns the honor for a second consecutive season, is a welcome returnee to the 2008 lineup after an injury cut short her 2007 season. The Alberta, Canada, native started Nebraska’s first 10 contests, but a ruptured Achilles tendon brought her season to an abrupt end. A former Big 12 All-Newcomer team member and two-time second-team All-Big 12 selection, Jamani owns 11 career goals and eight assists in 47 starts for the Huskers.
Fans will have their first chance to check out Jamani and the rest of the Huskers on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Meet-N-Beat the Huskers, a free event that includes player-instructed soccer drills and Husker autograph sessions.
Nebraska begins regular-season action against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Friday, Aug. 22. The Huskers start their season on the road for just the second time in their 15-year history. NU returns to Lincoln to start its home schedule against UC Riverside on Friday, Aug. 29.